Why your government is about to raise YOUR taxes - Gary Economics

4th August 2025

In October the UK government will be forced to raise taxes to avoid financial instability.

Who they choose to tax at this next Budget will forge a path for other Western governments facing the same problems.

Here's what they're planning - and why it could be the beginning of the end for the middle class.

00:00 Intro
00:47 Why this year's UK Budget matters
02:10 What they will announce
02:50 Governments are going bankrupt
08:25 Do they have other options?
10:48 Tax the rich or tax the middle class
11:15 Rich vs middle class vs working class
12:29 Do not trust the rich
13:13 My message to middle class people
15:04 What I mean by "tax the rich"
16:09 The rich are WINNING

Gary Stevenson (born 1986) is a British YouTuber and former financial trader known for his economic commentary and activism against economic inequality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Stevenson_(economist)

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